The Detroit Red Wings have had one consistent player this season. This player has always found a way to produce, no matter who is coaching the team. He's still young but will represent Sweden at the Four Nations Faceoff.
With the three losses, the Wings are again beginning to drift further away from an Eastern Conference playoff spot, as they did just before the holiday break, which led to the head-coaching change. The inability to gain much positive traction much of the first half of the season put the Wings in a hole that won't be easy from which to dig out.
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings head into a matchup with the Montreal Canadiens after losing three in a row. Detroit is 5-8-1 against the Atlantic Division and 21-21-5 overall. The Red Wings are 3-6-3 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
The Detroit Red Wings will be without Patrick Kane when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night.
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Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan wasn't happy with their poor net presence in Saturday night's 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Red Wings have scored one goal in each of their past three games. They were averaging 4.3 goals per game in their previous nine (8-1-0). They were 17 for 34 on the power play during that run. Tuesday’s game was the first all season they didn’t get a power play.
Find out why Todd Cordell's NHL betting picks believe Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson will lead the way for the Habs in a high-scoring Original Six matchup with the Red Wings tonight.
When you do the math, it simply doesn’t add up to long-term success for the Detroit Red Wings. Sure, it’s great that the Red Wings are sending the NHL’s No.
The Montreal Canadiens began to turn their season around with consecutive victories over Detroit last month. They'll look to keep their hot streak going when they visit Detroit on Thursday night.
Ersson improved to 7-1-0 since Christmas, while the new Sean Couturier, Matvei Michkov, and Joel Farabee line combined for another goal in a 2-1 win.